I have no idea what I did to my back…  But it hurts like hell!  It started yesterday when I woke up.  Although getting through the day was painful, it was not overwhelmingly so.  Today started out with more pain that continues growing worse as the hours move by me.  Standing is the most difficult position of all, not to mention walking, and I fear I look like a decrepit geezer who should be using a walker.  I can’t stand upright without significant discomfort.  I find it easier to remain bent forward a small degree.

But these times are not often long-lived and represent no serious health problem.  It’s nothing more than a residual of my 1996 back surgery and the “unnatural” configuration of my lumbar spine.  I either slept, sat, stood, twisted or turned, or otherwise moved incorrectly, something I must admit can be accomplished with great ease and no intent.

With the promise of thunderstorms this afternoon, evening, and overnight, and with promises of wintry precipitation beginning early in the morning and lasting through the afternoon tomorrow, all nestled within a dramatic plunge of temperatures, I already planned to stay home tonight and tomorrow.  With this unwelcome problem with my back, I now have greater impetus to do so.